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Third Grade (Grade 3) Earth Science Questions

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Grade 3 Environmental Science
Landfills change the environment and destroy animal habitats.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Environmental Science
What is conservation?
  1. when we protect our resources by using them wisely
  2. when we use up everything we have
  3. when animals go on a journey
Grade 3 Atmosphere
Which word better fits the sentence?

Rain falls from                .
  1. wind
  2. clouds
Grade 3 Environmental Science
Resources that cannot be replaced in a human lifetime are called                 resources.
  1. renewable
  2. nonrenewable
  3. natural
  4. reusable
Grade 3 Atmosphere
Which word better fits the sentences?

The weather scientist saw a tornado on the radar screen. The National Weather Service issued a tornado                .
  1. watch
  2. warning
Grade 3 Environmental Science
Soil could be used as a resource.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Historical Geology
A(n)                 is a copy of a mold's shape.
  1. imprint fossil
  2. cast fossil
  3. mold fossil
Grade 3 Environmental Science
Fossil fuels are not a natural resource.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Environmental Science
What are water turbines used for today?
  1. to grind corn
  2. create wind tunnels
  3. to power sawmills
  4. to generate electricity
Grade 3 Environmental Science
Global warming is caused by
  1. burning fossil fuels.
  2. wind.
  3. hunting.
Grade 3 Environmental Science
Examples of nonrenewable resources are
  1. animals, such as fish.
  2. coal, natural gas, oil, fossil fuels, minerals.
  3. sun, wind, water.
  4. none of the above
Grade 3 Atmosphere
All of the following are examples of precipitation except
  1. hail.
  2. rain.
  3. lightning.
  4. snow.
Grade 3 Oceanography and Hydrology
The movement of water back and forth between air and earth is called the                .
  1. condensation
  2. water cycle
  3. evaporation
Grade 3 Historical Geology
Where did dinosaurs live?
  1. Africa
  2. Asia
  3. North America
  4. All the continents
Grade 3 Atmosphere
Which word better matches the sentences?

It had not rained in two months. The ground became dry and the plants started to die.
  1. drought
  2. blizzard
Grade 3 Environmental Science
Harmful material that is added to the environment is pollution.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Soil
          Topsoil           is the upper layer of soil on the surface of Earth that is dark in color and has the smallest particles.
Grade 3 Historical Geology
                are remains of something that lived long ago.
  1. Clays
  2. Fossils
  3. Soils
Grade 3 Environmental Science
Renewable resources are resources that
  1. can be used again and again.
  2. cannot be replaced.
  3. can be replaced with a lifetime.
  4. will not exist again.
Grade 3 Rocks
What type of rock is formed when a volcano erupts?
  1. sedimentary
  2. igneous
  3. metamorphic
  4. sandstone
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